title: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: report of three cases.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon, and papillary fibroelastoma is considered relatively rare compared to myxoma and lipoma in the primary cardiac tumors. We experienced three cases of fibroelastoma. The patients' age was 28-75 years, and one patient was female. Two patients were presented with cerebral infarction and cardiac ischemia although, the other patient had no symptoms. Echocardiography revealed a hyperechoic mass in the left atrium, ventricle and on the aortic valve and helpful for differential diagnosis from myxoma. Surgical excision of the tumor was successfully performed in all patients and post-operative course was uncomplicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Otsu
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome